Folding-crib attachment for beds.



J. T. & B. F. RADEMAKER. FOLDING CRIB ATTACHMENT FOR BEDS. APPLICATIONFILED MAY :31, 1907.

Patented'Nov. 3, 1908.

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l. T. & B. F. RADEMAKER. FOLDING GRIE ATTACHMENT FOR BEDS.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 1907. 902,684.

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- JOSEPH TQRADEMAKER AND BERNAR F. EMAKER, or enl ven/inn; onjlo,

FOLDINGWCRB ATTACNT FOR BEDS.

To all it may concern:

Be it known thatwe, Josigrn T. Rana MAKER and BERNARD F.RAnnMAKER,.citizens ofthe United States,'residing at Cleveland,

in the county of Cuyahoga and :State of,

()hio, have invented anew and iisefulqlm I provement in Folding-CribAttachments for tion. I

This invention relates generally to folding crib adapted to be attachBeds, of which the following is aspecificacribs, and more particularl toa folding to a bedstea. and another. object is to construct said attachment' in such a manner that it can be folded when not in use andpushed beneath the bed sothat it will not occupy any room space when notin use.

Another object 1s to provide an attach-. ment ofthis kind which can beused in con-- nection' with any of the well known constructions ofbedsteads.

With these various objects in view the in-.

' vention consists in the novel features of construction, combinationand arrangement all of which will be fully described hereinafter andpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification :Figure 1 is aperspective view of a bedstead having our improved folding crib attachedthereto, the crib being opened outready to receive-the mattress.

Fig; 2 is a perspective view showing the crib folded and pushed beneaththe bedstead, the mattress of the bed and crib beingomitted forclearness of illustration. tional elevation, Fig. 4 is a detailsectio'nal view taken through one of the supports.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates an' ordinary metal bedstead, tothe. side rails. of

which are attached the adjustable hanger,

brackets B and connected to, these hanger brackets are the su portingguides C, there being two'such gui es, each supported by the adjustablebrackets at each end and it will be noted that these supporting ides arearranged adjacent the head and oot of the bedstead and it will of coursebe understood that they can be attached at any convenient point. Slidingin these supporting uides are the rods or bars'D connected a their outerends by the sidebar D, and adjacent their inner ends by means of the barD said rodsand bars constituting a frame which is adapted to slide backand forth in the supporting guides beneath: the bedstead proper. Eachsliding bar D, carries two Specification of Letters Patent. Applicationfiled May 31, 1am. Serial No. 376,669.

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depending hangers E and pivotally connected to each hanger is a. linkarm F, the upper end of each link arm being pivotally connected atF'tothe ends G of a rectangle lar shaped mattress supporting frame,.said frame being of a size slightly smaller than the space inclosed bythe bars 1), D and D. This frame G is intended to hold the mattressofthecrib. The side H, of the crib is pivotally'connecte'd to the side bar ofthe sliding frame and is adapted tofold inwardly and downwardly upon themattress carrying frame and as the and side folds downwardly the.mattress carrying, frame drops and thereby lowers the saidmattress tosuch a point that when the crib has been folded the crib with themattress and bed clothes can be pushed under. the bedstead; In order toaccomplish these movements we construct H and connecting rods H 'liherod H has depending legs H which are pivotally connected at H to the bar10 and this lower bar H is provided with an arm H adjathe side H. of theupper bar H, lower bar cent each end, which arm is pivotally con-Jnected' to a link arm. F which is also pivotally connected to themattress frame at F where the outer link arm 'F is pivoted, and

by reference to Fig. 3 it will be seen that when the side H ,is folded.inwardly-and downwardly the mattress frame will be lowered as shown indotted" lines.

The-ends'l, consist or the upper barf and lower bar I and connecting rod1 and the lower bars I arehinged at 1* to the side bars D of the slidingframe. K indicates the legs'which are connected, to the outer ends ofthe ends I, and are provided at their upper ends with half sockets Kinto which fit the ends of the upper rod H and a suitable sleeve slidingon'said bar can beused to securely lock the folding sides and ends intheir proper position. As before stated the side H, is first foldedcausing the mattress frame to drop and then the ends are. folded overand after the side and ends are so folded the entire-folded cribtogether -with the mattress and bed clothes can be the hangers connectedthereto, the supporting guides connected'to said hangers a sliding frameWorking in saidguides, the mattress frame movably supported upon thesliding frame, pivoted side and ends and means for holding said side andends in their open positions together with means for raising andlowering the mattress frame simultaneously with the side.

2. 111 a device of the kind described the combination With thesupportiiig guides, of the sliding frame, the depending. hangersconnected to the said frame, the mattress frame and the link armconnecting said frame to the depending hangers, the hinged side and endsand the. link arm connecting the side and mattress frame whereby as theside is raised and lowered the mattress frame Will also be raised andlowered.

3. The combination with a bedstead, of the adjustable supportingguidessuspended therefrom, the frame sliding in said guides, a mattressframe, and link connection between the sliding and mattress frames, theends hinged to the frame, the side hinged also to the frame andconnected with the mattress, for the purpose specified.

4. The combination With 'a bedstead, 'of the suspended guides connectedtherewith, the frame, sliding in said. guides, ends of the crib pivotedto said frame, each end having a supporting leg, a side hinged to theframe, means for locking the side and ends together, and a mattressframe, connected with the sliding frame, and movable with referencethereto, together With means for moving the same as specified.

JOSEPH T. RADEMAKER. BERNARD F. RADEMAKER. Witnesses:

WILLIAM FLEOK, HAR uE'r'r WEBB.

